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Products of Bohemia Hop a.s. (5)

Kazbek

Pellets 90 and 45

Premiant

Saaz

Sladek

The Bohemia Hop joint-stock company was established in March 1991 as an important business part of the system where the spine is formed by most of the Czech hop growers associated in Chmelarstvi, cooperative Zatec.

The main aim of the company is to purchase hops from growers and to sell the processed hops to domestic as well as foreign customers. Besides this the company´s efforts are also focused on consulting services in the area of production and processing of hops.

The aim of the company´s strategy for the future is a continual improvement of services to all its business partners and ensuring the stability and high appreciation of SAAZ hops and another varieties in the domestic and foreign hop markets.

Major shareholder of Bohemia Hop is Chmelarstvi, cooperative Zatec which is an organisation with the longest tradition in the hop-growing industry in the Czech Republic. Chmelarství is comprising majority of Czech hop-growers in the Czech Republic.

Chmela?ství, cooperative Zatec is processing hops for us. Since 1999 is this company a holder of the quality certificate ISO 9001:2000, the certificate of Environmental Management System ISO 14 001:2004 and the certificate HACCP.

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Pellets 90 and 45

During production of type 90 pellets hops after homogenisation are milled, granulated and packed in an ecological material filled with inert gas. The advantage of this processing is a longer storage life, less requirements on space during transport and storage, better dosage in breweries, and easier handling.During production of concentrated pellets 45 a higher concetration of bitter agents is achieved in a mechanical way. The advantages are minimal requirements on the storage and transport capacity, higher contents of bitter agents and their standardization, lower contents of heavy metals.

Our new pelletation line is one of the state-of-the-art device where the entire process of granulation is controlled by a computer which simultaneously records and archives data on the progress of packing. The line complies with the highest requirements on health safety of the product being processed.

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Premiant

Variety with pleasant aroma and higher and balanced bitterness.
Late variety. High yield. Average alpha acids content 7,5 %.

Application
Premiant is a hop variety that was created by crossing of bitter varieties and Czech aroma varieties. For this reason it is known to broad brewery public as a dual purpose variety. Its aroma profile is not as strong as with other Czech varieties. This variety became popular and acquired its place in the beer production without a decisive hoppy aroma. The unusually low content of cohumulone in combination with other typical characteristics of this variety contributes to the neutral character of bitterness. There is no recognizable negative bitterness after drinking. It is well known that this negative effect of strong unpleasant bitterness discourages consumers from drinking of further beer.

Saaz

Application
In form of pressed cone hops or hop pellets is used for final hopping of beer at the end of brewing process ( 20 - 5 minutes before the end of brewing). Saaz hops brings to beer the final well-balanced taste and aroma. It is unusually rich in polyphenols. The balanced rate of alpha and beta acids causes together with the unique content of hop oils the inimitable character of beer taste. Saaz hops is used as a factor forming the final equilibrus of the mass produced beers. Its task is not reaching a certain beer bitterness but reaching the final desired beer taste.

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Sladek

Hybrid aroma variety of Saaz type with excellent impact on hoppy taste and aroma of beer.
Late variety. High yield. Average alpha acids content 5,0 %.

Application
In form of hop pellets type 90 or 45 is used for second, sometimes also for third hopping of beer. Its application for the middle hopping during the brewing process is given by higher alpha acid content of this aroma hops. With alpha acid content of 5 - 6 % it is appropriate to use the bittering potential and for this reason it is recommendable to use this hops at least 20 minutes before the end of the brewing process. The final taste and aroma is typically hoppy. The variety Sladek contains genetically 30% of Saaz hops. The brewing tests have shown that Sladek is not fully able to replace Saaz hops. However both of these varieties complement each other in the production of high quality lager beers.